German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in Kyiv to show support as Russia intensifies attacks on Ukrainian cities. The aerial war has escalated, with Moscow using hard-to-intercept ballistic miss ...

Georgia, Notre Dame, Miami and Alabama remained unbeaten — and mostly untested — as top-10 teams. Defending national champion and No. 6 Indiana, meanwhile, roughed up Rutgers 47-15 in New Jersey on ...

Illinois quarterback Katin Houser (4) during the football game between Illinois and Purdue at Gies Memorial Stadium in ...

Illinois quarterback Katin Houser (4) during the football game between Illinois and Purdue at Gies Memorial Stadium in ...

Illinois linebacker James Kreutz (10) and defensive back Juice Clarke (6)during the football game between Illinois and Purdue at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is srichey@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on ...

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is srichey@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

The cannon trophy will return to West Lafayette, Ind., after Purdue won at Gies Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is srichey@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on ...

The Illinois football buses arrive for the Illini Walk before the football game between Illinois and Purdue at Gies Memorial ...

In Chapter 1 of a Weekend Extra miniseries, we asked members of our Central Illinois Business Magazine Forty Under 40 ...